adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The attempt would be a mockery and an anguish.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The attempt would be a mockery and an anguish.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The attempt would be a mockery and an anguish.
anguishnounUS /ˈæŋɡwɪʃ/
extreme mental distress
From this reading The attempt would be a mockery and an anguish.
attemptnounUS /əˈtempt/
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading The attempt would be a mockery and an anguish.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Time, it is true, would steal away her grief, and bury it and the best of her heart in the same grave.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The attempt would be a mockery and an anguish.
bestnounUS /best/
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Time, it is true, would steal away her grief, and bury it and the best of her heart in the same grave.
betteradjectiveUS /ˈbetər/
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading But Destiny itself, methought, in its kindliest mood, could do no better for Zenobia, in the way of quick relief; than to cause the impending rock to impend a little farther, and fall upon her head.
buryverbUS /ˈberi/
cover from sight
From this reading Time, it is true, would steal away her grief, and bury it and the best of her heart in the same grave.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, indeed, what could mortal do for her?
causenounUS /kɑːz/
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading But Destiny itself, methought, in its kindliest mood, could do no better for Zenobia, in the way of quick relief; than to cause the impending rock to impend a little farther, and fall upon her head.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But, indeed, what could mortal do for her?
DestinynounUS /ˈdestəni/
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading But Destiny itself, methought, in its kindliest mood, could do no better for Zenobia, in the way of quick relief; than to cause the impending rock to impend a little farther, and fall upon her head.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But, indeed, what could mortal do for her?
fallverbUS /fɔːl/
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading But Destiny itself, methought, in its kindliest mood, could do no better for Zenobia, in the way of quick relief; than to cause the impending rock to impend a little farther, and fall upon her head.
fartheradjectiveUS /ˈfɑːrðər/
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading But Destiny itself, methought, in its kindliest mood, could do no better for Zenobia, in the way of quick relief; than to cause the impending rock to impend a little farther, and fall upon her head.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But, indeed, what could mortal do for her?
gravenounUS /ɡreɪv/
death of a person
From this reading Time, it is true, would steal away her grief, and bury it and the best of her heart in the same grave.
griefnounUS /ɡriːf/
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading Time, it is true, would steal away her grief, and bury it and the best of her heart in the same grave.
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading But Destiny itself, methought, in its kindliest mood, could do no better for Zenobia, in the way of quick relief; than to cause the impending rock to impend a little farther, and fall upon her head.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Time, it is true, would steal away her grief, and bury it and the best of her heart in the same grave.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But, indeed, what could mortal do for her?
impendverbUS /ˌɪmˈpend/
be imminent or about to happen
From this reading But Destiny itself, methought, in its kindliest mood, could do no better for Zenobia, in the way of quick relief; than to cause the impending rock to impend a little farther, and fall upon her head.
impendingadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpendɪŋ/
close in time; about to occur
From this reading But Destiny itself, methought, in its kindliest mood, could do no better for Zenobia, in the way of quick relief; than to cause the impending rock to impend a little farther, and fall upon her head.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Time, it is true, would steal away her grief, and bury it and the best of her heart in the same grave.
indeedadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdiːd/
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading But, indeed, what could mortal do for her?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Time, it is true, would steal away her grief, and bury it and the best of her heart in the same grave.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Time, it is true, would steal away her grief, and bury it and the best of her heart in the same grave.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading But Destiny itself, methought, in its kindliest mood, could do no better for Zenobia, in the way of quick relief; than to cause the impending rock to impend a little farther, and fall upon her head.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading But Destiny itself, methought, in its kindliest mood, could do no better for Zenobia, in the way of quick relief; than to cause the impending rock to impend a little farther, and fall upon her head.
kindliest
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From this reading But Destiny itself, methought, in its kindliest mood, could do no better for Zenobia, in the way of quick relief; than to cause the impending rock to impend a little farther, and fall upon her head.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading But Destiny itself, methought, in its kindliest mood, could do no better for Zenobia, in the way of quick relief; than to cause the impending rock to impend a little farther, and fall upon her head.
methought
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But Destiny itself, methought, in its kindliest mood, could do no better for Zenobia, in the way of quick relief; than to cause the impending rock to impend a little farther, and fall upon her head.
mockerynounUS /ˈmɑːkəri/
showing your contempt by derision
From this reading The attempt would be a mockery and an anguish.
moodnounUS /muːd/
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading But Destiny itself, methought, in its kindliest mood, could do no better for Zenobia, in the way of quick relief; than to cause the impending rock to impend a little farther, and fall upon her head.
mortaladjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrtəl/
subject to death
From this reading But, indeed, what could mortal do for her?
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But Destiny itself, methought, in its kindliest mood, could do no better for Zenobia, in the way of quick relief; than to cause the impending rock to impend a little farther, and fall upon her head.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Time, it is true, would steal away her grief, and bury it and the best of her heart in the same grave.
quickadjectiveUS /kwɪk/
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading But Destiny itself, methought, in its kindliest mood, could do no better for Zenobia, in the way of quick relief; than to cause the impending rock to impend a little farther, and fall upon her head.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading But Destiny itself, methought, in its kindliest mood, could do no better for Zenobia, in the way of quick relief; than to cause the impending rock to impend a little farther, and fall upon her head.
rocknounUS /rɑːk/
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading But Destiny itself, methought, in its kindliest mood, could do no better for Zenobia, in the way of quick relief; than to cause the impending rock to impend a little farther, and fall upon her head.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading Time, it is true, would steal away her grief, and bury it and the best of her heart in the same grave.
stealverbUS /stiːl/
take without the owner's consent
From this reading Time, it is true, would steal away her grief, and bury it and the best of her heart in the same grave.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But Destiny itself, methought, in its kindliest mood, could do no better for Zenobia, in the way of quick relief; than to cause the impending rock to impend a little farther, and fall upon her head.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The attempt would be a mockery and an anguish.
TimenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Time, it is true, would steal away her grief, and bury it and the best of her heart in the same grave.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But Destiny itself, methought, in its kindliest mood, could do no better for Zenobia, in the way of quick relief; than to cause the impending rock to impend a little farther, and fall upon her head.
trueadjectiveUS /truː/
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading Time, it is true, would steal away her grief, and bury it and the best of her heart in the same grave.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading But Destiny itself, methought, in its kindliest mood, could do no better for Zenobia, in the way of quick relief; than to cause the impending rock to impend a little farther, and fall upon her head.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading But Destiny itself, methought, in its kindliest mood, could do no better for Zenobia, in the way of quick relief; than to cause the impending rock to impend a little farther, and fall upon her head.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But, indeed, what could mortal do for her?
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The attempt would be a mockery and an anguish.
Zenobia
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But Destiny itself, methought, in its kindliest mood, could do no better for Zenobia, in the way of quick relief; than to cause the impending rock to impend a little farther, and fall upon her head.
